I've always felt as if i was unable to express myself in ways similar to other children around me. They would feel an emotion, express it, then move on. I never did; and according to my mother, two or three times a year, i would have a randomly triggered; very comical, emotional outburst. It wasn't until music, more specifically lyrics. were understood and comprehended did I discover my emotional outlet. I had a knack for poetry and very easily pulled the layered dimensions from a verse into light. However, poetry was not a strong suite of mime when it came to writing one. Yet, having a pen in my hand felt like a normal, very natural thing. It wasn't until my junior or senior year in high school that i discovered Spoken Word Poetry. This type of poetry immediately became a connection for me. Spoken Word is not about rhyming or having the proper amount of syllables per line. It was in the most basic sense; an emotional outburst perfectly strung together in metaphors and detailed descriptions to not only tell a strong but encase the listener to fell the emotion of the event. I never began Spoken Word to compete or even share my work but to express myself in a way that finally felt natural. IT was my freshman year at URI that i began to think that i might have more talent with this than i realized. I began to become pre0ective of my book of pieces, not because of the fear of embarrassment but because of how truly emotionally raw some of my pieces had become.
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